Nebraska LB818 amends penalties for domestic assault and assault by strangulation or suffocation.

Nebraska LB818 changes the penalties for domestic assault and assault by strangulation or suffocation. It defines domestic assault in the third degree as causing bodily injury to an intimate partner or threatening them with imminent bodily injury. Domestic assault in the second degree involves causing bodily injury with a dangerous instrument, and in the first degree involves causing serious bodily injury with a dangerous instrument. Penalties increase with the degree of the offense and prior convictions.

Nebraska LB818 amends penalties for domestic assault and assault by strangulation or suffocation.

Nebraska LB818 changes the penalties for domestic assault and assault by strangulation or suffocation. It defines domestic assault in the third degree as causing bodily injury to an intimate partner or threatening them with imminent bodily injury. Domestic assault in the second degree involves causing bodily injury with a dangerous instrument, and in the first degree involves causing serious bodily injury with a dangerous instrument. Penalties increase with the degree of the offense and prior convictions.